Supported
by a grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of
the National Institutes of Health under award number P30 GM 103498

The Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) in Neuroscience at
the University of Vermont (UVM), which was established in 2001 with
funding from the National Center for Research Resources of the National
Institutes of Health, was created to integrate and expand neuroscience
research and training at UVM by building a collaborative intellectual
infrastructure, developing cutting-edge shared core facilities, and by
providing research funding for neuroscience faculty, especially junior
faculty, in multiple colleges. The Neuroscience COBRE supported
formation of the university-wide Neuroscience Graduate Program,
expanded interdisciplinary neuroscience research, and promoted
translational research by increasing the interaction between basic and
clinical neuroscientists at UVM.

In
July, 2011,
the Neuroscience COBRE grant was renewed and is now supported by the
National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (award number P30 GM 103498). The goals of the grant are to
maintain the two COBRE-supported multi-user research core facilities, a
Cell/Molecular Biology Core and an Imaging/Physiology Core; to provide
pilot project support for neuroscience investigators; and to enhance
translational neuroscience research. The goals of the Neuroscience
COBRE are aligned with the goals of the University-wide designation of
the Neuroscience, Behavior and Health Transdisciplinary Spire of
Excellence.

The Neuroscience COBRE seeks to
build upon previous success and continue to support the infrastructure
of neuroscience research and training at UVM by:

Supporting the intellectual environment and research opportunities of neuroscientists at UVM. The goals of this aim are to:

The administration of the Center for Neuroscience Excellence is over seen by:Director: Rodney Parsons (Department of Neurological Sciences)Program Coordinator: Cynthia Forehand (Department of Neurological Sciences)